This Aye Night

If ever thou gavest hosen or shoon

Then every night and all

Sit thou down and put them on

And Christ receive thy soul

 

This aye night, this aye night

Every night and all

Fire and fleet and candlelight

And Christ receive thy soul

 

If ever thou gavest meat or drink

Then every night and all

The fire shall never make thee shrink

And Christ receive thy soul

 

--The Lyke Wake Dirge (traditional)

Done